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Environmental sustainability is an expanding focus and topic of discussion for many business leaders around the world. This is a period of great change. Businesses all over the world continue reshaping their operations to further support the wellbeing, stability, and future of the planet. We are evolving from an economy that extracts resources and eventually discards them, to a circular one which finds new uses for products and their inputs. According to a survey from McKinsey & Co. , most people in the world today are attuned to the environmental impacts of their lifestyles, and 66% of consumers prefer to purchase sustainable items. Similarly, a recent IDC study showed that 63% of technology professionals worldwide believe sustainability is a very or extremely important business priority. Given these trends and Cisco’s status as a global tech leader, our approach to environmental sustainability is holistic, including our operations, our engagement with suppliers, and our effo...

Co-authored by  Carlos Rojas  and  David Gutshall . Manufacturing was front and center at Cisco Live US 2023, with several of the world’s leading manufacturers coming together to share experiences and dis… Read more on Cisco Blogs View Source

Across Europe, people are rethinking what they rely on the internet for: balancing classic demands for speed and reliability, with the growing needs of rising eco-consciousness, secure cloud infrastructure, and the increase of the Internet of Things (IoT) connecting our devices, from smart cars to home appliances. This trend perfectly aligns with the European Commission’s Digital Decade 2030, where secure and sustainable digital infrastructure is one of the top 4 priorities. The 2023 Cisco Broadband Survey*  finds that as over 68% of consumers in Europe expect to connect cars, appliances, energy and water to the internet, broadband networks must scale to support new connectivity needs. Broadband is also seen by 77% of survey participants in Europe as critical national infrastructure, escalating the need for to accelerate the move towards a more sustainable and secure internet for all. Need for more spectrum confirmed by connectivity increase as consumers expand digital live...

When I stepped into the world of technology, I never imagined I would see this day so early in my career. Since I’m a fairly recent addition to the Cisco family, the opportunity to attend Cisco Live in Las Vegas was already momentous. Little did I know this experience would surpass all expectations. I found myself embracing a role I never anticipated: Speaker! I don’t know if you can imagine my initial shockwaves when I received an unexpected invitation to assist a seasoned expert with a 4-hour lab session. I wasn’t just excited. I was humbled to know someone recognized my potential and trusted me with such responsibility. I am going to take you behind the scenes of Cisco Live for a glimpse into what speakers experience. You’ll view the other side of the speaker curtain, see what it’s like to prepare, and even find some humor in my first-time story. “The audience is not against you; they’re rooting for you,” he said. “They’re there to learn something.” First impressions of Cisc...

When you think of organizations investing to deliver the best application experience, you usually think of private sector businesses. But Brad Welsh from the State of Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) has made it his mission to deliver the best application experience to 6.8 million constituents statewide. Brad Welsh teaching FSO to colleagues Providing the applications IT backbone for the entire state Brad, along with his team at the IOT, has helped 90 state agencies streamline operations, quickly fix their IT issues. and work better together – which means they all deliver a better experience to their constituents. And it’s all backed by Cisco Full-Stack Observability (FSO) solutions. Brad says, “As a technology provider for the state, we have certain goals we need to achieve. We are shifting from a mindset of providing uptime on servers to a mindset of around-the-clock uptime across our infrastructure and business critical applications. It’s not just 8-to-5 anymore. Application...

So, what happens when the Great Resignation turns into the great resurrection back to the company you first loved? Well, you get me, Janene Baker, a Talent Acquisition leader who, almost two years… Read more on Cisco Blogs View Source

The Black Hat Network Operations Center (NOC) provides a high security, high availability network in one of the most demanding environments in the world – the Black Hat event. The NOC partners are selected by Black Hat, with Arista, Cisco, Corelight, Lumen, NetWitness and Palo Alto Networks delivering from Las Vegas this year. We appreciate Iain Thompson of The Register , for taking time to attend a NOC presentation and tour the operations. Check out Iain’s article: ‘ Inside the Black Hat network operations center, volunteers work in geek heaven .’ We also provide integrated security, visibility and automation: a SOC (Security Operations Center) inside the NOC, with Grifter and Bart as the leaders. Integration is key to success in the NOC. At each conference, we have a hack-a-thon: to create, prove, test, improve and finally put into production new or improved integrations. To be a NOC partner, you must be willing to collaborate, share API (Automated Programming Interface) keys an...